Strainer.



D. R A L L Tl W E. L.

STRAINBR, APPLIGATION FILED JAN.15, 1913.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

51) pento@ Louie vifi/llam vide a strainer 3 which comprises a substan- LOUIE E. WILLARD, OF CHULA, ARKANSAS,

STRAINER.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, LoUm E. WILLARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chula, in the county of Yell and State of 5 Arkansas, have invented new and useful Im provements in Strainers, ofl which the following is a specification. y

This invention relates to improvements in coffee pots and especially with reference to the provision of an improved form of strainer which is adapted to be detachably secured on theinner side of the pot directly -over the intake end of the spout so as to cause the coffee poured fromthe pot to be strained, the invention being also adapted for use in tea pots and the like and consisting in the construction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafter described and claimed. v

In the accompanying diawing:-Il`igure 1 is a vertical sectional view oi' the upper portion of a eotlee pot provided with an improved detachable strainer' constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same on the plane indicated by the line a-a of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a ,detail side elevation of the strainer. Fig. l is a horizontal sectional view on the plane indicated by the line of Fig. l. v

A eol'ee or tea pot of usual sheet metal construction is, for the purposes of this specification, indicated at 1, provided at one side with the usual pouring spout 2.

In accordance with my invention, I protially rectangular piece ofwire gauze or other oraininous material secured on the inner side of an open frame 4.-, which frame has side walls 5 and a lower end wall G. The side Walls are here shown as flared and, in practice, are about one-fourth of an inch Vwide so thatl when the frame is placed against the inner side of the wall of the pot, Aand over the intake end of the spout, the strainer will be spaced about one-fourth of an inch from the said Wall, as will be understood. The side walls of the strainer frame are provided with inclined or wedge ribs 7 which converge downwardly toward the wall of the pot against the inner side of which the strainer frame is placed. The

`Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 15, 1913. Serial No. 742,243.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

pot'is provided on its inner side at points below and spaced from opposite sides of the intake end of the spout with a pair of supporting arms 8, the outer ends of which are soldered, rivetedor otherwise suitably secured ,to the wall of the pot and the inner ends ol which are adapted to engage the side walls of the strainer frame and to bear on the wedge ribs 7. These supporting arms are, in practice, made of elastic material such as suitable sheet metal.

It will be understood that when the strainer frame is placed at the required point against the inner side of the wall of the pot and moved downwardly between theA sup porting arms 8, the free ends` of the latter bear against the side walls of the strainer frame and engage the wedge ribs 7 and co act with the said wedge ribs to detachably hold the strainer frame against the wail of the pot and clamp it iirmly against the said wall. To remove the frame with its strainer from the pot, it is only necessary to draw the same upwardly from between the supporting arms 8. The strainer serves eifectivel to prevent dregs of coll'eeor tea leaves rom being poured from the pot through the spout when filling coffee or tea cups.

Owing to the fact that my improved strainer may be readily removed from the pot, the same can be eaeily kept clean and in a sanitary condition.

I claim A pot of theelass described having a pouring spout and a strainer arranged on the intake end ofthe pouring spout and detachably secured to the wall or' the pot, the said strainer having a frame provided with side walls having vertical wedge ribs the inner sides of which are linclined and converge dowl'iwardly to the side walls of the frame and the pot being provided with supporting arms on its wall to extend across the side walls of the strainer frame and bear on the inclined sides of thewedge ribs and detachably hold the strainerin place.

In testimony whereot` I alx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

` LOUIE E. WILLARD. l/Vitnesses:

THOMAS A. CulLnUuN, Howann IJ. Siruccs. 

